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Angela Buxton

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Birthplace: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
Death: August 14, 2020 (85)
Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Harry Buxton and Violet Greenberg
Ex-wife of Donald Silk
Mother of Private; Private and Private

Managed by: Vikki Rainbow
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About Angela Buxton

Angela Buxton

  • England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1837-2005
  • Marriage date: Jan-Feb-Mar 1959
  • Marriage place: St Marylebone, London, England
  • Spouse (implied): Donald Silk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Buxton

Angela Buxton (16 August 1934 – 14 August 2020) was a British tennis player. She won the women's doubles title at both the French Championships and Wimbledon in 1956 with her playing partner, Althea Gibson

Buxton was born in Liverpool on 18 August 1934, one of two children born to Harry and Violet (Greenberg) Buxton. Her grandparents on both sides were Jews who had immigrated to England from Russia. She was raised partly in South Africa. Buxton's father owned a successful cinema chain in northwestern England, which allowed her to attend boarding school at Gloddaeth Hall. While there, a coach noticed her tennis ability and urged her to acquire more training.

https://forward.com/culture/5266/justice-served-a-tennis-story/

Buxton played little after 1956, as a wrist injury shortened her career. She married attorney Donald Silk, later the president of Great Britain’s Zionist Federation, and had three children. She also designed clothes and enjoyed a journalism career. After her marriage ended, she and longtime coach-companion Jimmy Jones started a tennis academy.

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Angela Buxton's Timeline

1934
August 16, 1934
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
2020
August 14, 2020
Age 85
Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL, United States